HowTo Guide:

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How-To Guide Using SIP Tool for District
Improvement Assistance Plan QuickStart
Version Point your browser to http//eds.ospi.k12
.wa.us/
Step 1
Username e-mail address Password as assigned
by district Click on Login
Step 2
Click on View my applications
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Step 3
Click on School Improvement Planning Tool.
Step 4
Select your district.
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Step 5
If you are starting your District Improvement
Assistance (DIA) Plan for the first time, click
on the Go button next to create a new plan
and go on to Step 6. Otherwise, click on the Go
button next to continue working on a plan to
resume where you left off.
Step 6
Select the date range for the plan (e.g.,
2007-2008), type in a Plan Name, select the Grade
Levels (e.g., K-12), and check the box for the
plan type, e.g., District Improvement Plan (DIA
Program).
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Step 7
When you check the box for the District
Improvement Plan (DIA Program), two required text
boxes will appear. Fill in the Purpose and
Guiding Principles text boxes before proceeding.
Step 8
Click on Go next to QuickStart.
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Step 9
Click on the Add button to enter your first
goal.
Step 10
Type in the Goal Title and SMART Goal Statement,
and select the appropriate Goal Type from the
pull-down list that fits your Goal.
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Step 11
Check the appropriate data element that matches
the Goal.
Step 12
Click on the Save button
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Step 13
Click on the Add button to add more Goals, and
use the Next button when you are done adding
Goals.
Step 14
Click on the Add button to add a Strategy for
this Goal.
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Step 15
Type in the Strategy, then add the Rationale and
Evaluation Procedure (both optional). Then select
the Strategy Type from the pull-down list.
Step 16
Click on the Save button to save the Strategy,
then click on the Add button that appears to
add one or more Activities to go with the
Strategy.
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Step 17
Type in the Activity/Task, Professional
Development, Evaluation, People Involved, and the
Start and End Dates, then be sure to click on the
Save button.
Step 18
If you want to add one or more Resources to the
Activity, click on the Add button which
appears when you save the Activity.
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Step 19
Type in the Description, select the Type from the
pull-down menu, type in the cost (do not use a
sign with the number) and Funding Source, and
click on the Save button.
Step 20
Continue adding Activities and Resources, or go
back a level to add more Strategies to the same
Goal, using the Back to Strategies button. Once
you are done adding Strategies, click on Back to
Strategies one more time.
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Step 21
To go back a level to add new Strategies for a
different Goal, use the Back to Goals button.
Step 22
When you are all done entering your Goals,
Strategies, and Activities, click on the Next
button, which should move you to the Additional
Key Elements Part 1 page.
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Step 23
Click on the Next button again, which will move
you on to the Additional Key Elements Part 2
page, where you can enter your timeline. Be sure
to Save before using the Next button.
Step 24
If you have other documents you would like to
include, use the Upload Additional Plan
Material step to do so.
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Step 25
Click on the Readiness tab.
Step 26
Click on the Organization Overview link on the
left-navigation menu.
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Step 27
Type in your district overview as well as any
district priorities/initiatives in the
appropriate text boxes.
Step 28
Be sure to hit the Save button before using the
Next button.
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Step 29
Type in the leadership/planning team members and
the participating stakeholders in the appropriate
text boxes. Be sure to Save before using the
Next button.
Step 30
Type in your mission and your shared
vision/guiding principles in the appropriate text
boxes, and click on the Save button. .
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Step 31
Click on the Portfolio tab.
Step 32
Click on the Create Narratives link on the
left-navigation menu.
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Step 33
Type in the Portfolio Process text box. IF you
wish to enter your narratives, you can do so at
this step as well. Be sure to use the Save
button when you are done.
Step 34
Click on the Research tab.
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Step 35
Click on the Research/Study Process link on the
left-navigation menu.
Step 36
Fill in the text boxes for Study Team and
Findings/ Recommendations, and click on the
Save button.
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Step 37
If you would like to view your entire plan or
print it, click on Create Report on the
left-navigation on any screen.
Step 38
Click on the link labelled SIP Plan for SIA/DIA
Program to view and/or print your plan.